Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.563 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Guatemala, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.563 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Guatemala peaked at 0.563 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3185 people per person, in 1960.
That places Guatemala 138th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3185 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3236 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.3284 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.3329 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.3371 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3412 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3455 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3497 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3536 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3571 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3601 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3623 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3637 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3638 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3615 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3568 people per person | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3506 people per person | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3437 people per person | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3371 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3316 people per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.328 people per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3271 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3274 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3279 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3287 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3298 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3311 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3327 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3346 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3367 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.339 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3416 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3443 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3473 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3508 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3576 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3688 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3832 people per person | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3994 people per person | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4162 people per person | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4324 people per person | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4468 people per person | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4578 people per person | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4659 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4733 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4806 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4877 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4946 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5012 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5074 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5133 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5187 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5235 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5278 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5315 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5344 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5366 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.538 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5385 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5419 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5455 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.549 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5526 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5561 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5595 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.563 people per person | +0.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.563 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 86% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.563 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 78% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3388 people per person | 0.3185 people per person | 0.3571 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3531 people per person | 0.3316 people per person | 0.3638 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3304 people per person | 0.3271 people per person | 0.3367 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3648 people per person | 0.339 people per person | 0.4162 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4747 people per person | 0.4324 people per person | 0.5074 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5304 people per person | 0.5133 people per person | 0.5419 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5543 people per person | 0.5455 people per person | 0.563 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More population data for Guatemala
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3404 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.3709 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3404 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3291 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 24,601 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.37 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6834 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Population density 241.81 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.24 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Guatemala?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Guatemala was 0.563 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.563 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3185 people per person in 1960.
- How does Guatemala rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 138th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.